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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1860
Page
2
Readers receive late 19th century bulletin style updates from Pennsylvania showing Curtin leading in statewide returns. The note lists county tallies, district results, and party cheers across Philadelphia and Warren with local Wide Awake torch parades and civic excitement.
A critique of Stephen A. Douglas and his Popular Sovereignty stance. The piece argues Douglas’s exegesis shifts by context, accuses him of pandering to diverse interests, and says the Supreme Court undermines his creed. It contrasts his Senate rhetoric with a court-based constraint on sovereignty.
The piece rails against choosing a president by the House to thwart popular will, warning of danger and corruption. It cites Douglas, Breckinridge, and party manipulation, while noting regional voting quirks and the risk of minority rule. It also mentions Dennis and Fenton, with local Republican dynamics in Chautauqua district.
Warren County reports strong Republican gains with Curtin and Hamlin winning majorities. The piece lists official margins for governor, congress, assembly, president judge, treasurer, and other offices, plus local celebrations in Kinzua and Tidionte. It notes Erie County leads Republican flags, praises Spring Creek Republicans, and mentions Indiana and Ohio results boosting Lincoln supporters.
The Republican Meerings addressed Russelburg's club last Monday with Warren Wide Awakes in attendance. Speakers included Scofield in Farmington Centre Clark and Jackson Run, and Wilbur on Snyder Hill. E Cowan spoke in Spring Creek Thursday. Mite Society meetings to be revived starting at the Parsonage Tuesday evening.
In West Chester, Hon. John Hickman denounces Stephen A. Douglas claiming he never was a Douglas man and has opposed him for ten years. He ridicules Douglas as a political mountebank while urging readers to know his firm anti-Douglas stance. Other items note political shifts and local incidents.
The document lists several banks described as frauds with worthless tills including Citizen's Bank in Ogdensburg and Bank of New Castle in Maine, with others in Grey, Saline, Granite, Woonsocket, Fairmont, Green Bay and more. The piece notes Everett contemplates marrying a slaveholding lady, a detail tied to ongoing Southern influence.
A reflective man urges poor youths to value poverty as a forge for character at West Point and warns rich peers that wealth can dull effort. He argues poverty builds resilience while wealth can spoil, and that poverty grants a chance to prove oneself through hard work.
Ohio voters forecast a Republican majority on the State ticket around 20 000 with Pendleton Wallandingham Cox re elected and Noble winning in the 9th District A Democratic gain noted in the 9th 15th and 17th Districts Indianapolis and Columbus reports align on GOP strength also mentioning eight Republican Congressmen and a likely Republican legislature The passage critiques the unrelated Pasion Electoral Ticket in New York and reports on Douglas remonstrations in Chicago calling Seward honor a failed rally with 7 000 to 8 000 attendees and weak support for Douglas' speech.
list of premiums awarded for cattle swine poultry and baked goods with names of exhibitors and prize amounts across categories including best bull heifer and sheep in a historical fair setting. prominent names include John Gregg Wm A Younie H P Kinnear and R T Cummings with multiple 3.00 2.00 and 1.00 prize figures.
Early returns from twenty counties in Indiana show large Republican gains with the state ticket likely elected by 8 000 to 10 000 votes. Several Congressmen appear Republican and the Legislature probably so. Messages recount Lincoln support, and Ohio Senator Wade remarks on Douglas. A New York dispatch notes Curtin ahead by about 25 000 votes with 20 Republican Congressmen possible.
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